Street and station indicator.



'No. 8485249. PATENTED MAR. 26, 1907.

O. E. KELLUM. STREET AND STATION INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED 1120.26, 1905.

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PATBNTBD MAR. 26, 1907.

0. B. KELLU STREET AND STATION INDICATOR.

APPLIOATION TILED DEC. 26

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ii lllil Bo it known that i. )nmXno it .lsuxn, a vitizon of the nitia States, residing at Longbow-h} in tho oounty of Loss jingi-los and Stain of (.alii'ornis have invontoii a new and useful l ti'vot and i tittion iniiiiatoi, of which tho following; av spooii ica-tion.

in object of tin. invontion to proviilo a street and station imiiioatoi whit-h will lg- ;nactical to? uso on trolley and str-ain i'oails. This iinii a. a' is especially ii(.i -ll1'iif0 use on trollvy rs, but may be used on vohiolos of any Lil .i'iioiovoi it is applioablo.

The ihtiicnity in applying Siitti oi station indicators to! prartiml use aiisos from tho nioessity in case of nine typos for mini :11 using sta ionary lugs oi- I HUjNi'iOHS along tho track to opmste moans L-aii'imi by the ml. the station-oxhihitoi' boing located within the body of the can, whirl: is mounted in springs, and thoio'i'oro has a vertical movement relative to tho station-lugs whiob. aro to operate the tripping-3 device.

This invention relates to moans by which ini'lic..t0i name-plows inside :1 i'aso mountoii on tho car-body (an be invariably o'pvi'aiml by lugs or irojiootions at stations along the ti ac-k. I ao'compiisa this objvi-t by mounting a tripping device in veitioai ways guides carried by tho car-tra =lz and comm-tin tho sanio with tho street-exhibiting moizhonism by connecting-rods and snitch which ngogos tho connecting-Foo. to opvrato tho some when the tripping (twice is misaii by the station pi'oioot-ion.

An obioot of this invontion is to nrico PUP vision for acouratoly pioson'tin'g in sight opening the name of 0am street at tho anon prioto time without liability of any (hwy-- game from proper presentation.

The accompanying drawings illnsti-ai: tho

\ invention.

Figure 1 is a oiemtion of a war ptovideil with the invention, showing i )-;".-i-t'i()i). of indicator, trip, and means of connectingthe same. Fig. 2 a side elevation oi the trip having .tho connooting-lovor soctionmi on line of 11: Fig. 3. Dotted vs iihlltj-fii-E the tripping osition of parts. Fig. 3 is a plan of the trip. Fig. 4 is an tliti vloyation of the trip vivv'oil from tho right of Fi 3. Fig] 5 is a fragniontal porspoi-tivo 'vivw of tho bent low-iin position. Fig. 6 ir--H1il(\':l llull. pzntlyin YtItlOitl section, on lino .r .r. Figs, 7 and R.

o. Fig. 9 is a bottom viow of tho Fig. F is 9. vertical section on lino I l I i l 1 Specification of Letters Patent.

ion tiled Deovnioei 25,1905. Sm'ial No. 293.399-

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Eatented March 26, 1907.

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brohon away. Fig. 9 is an elevation showing moans for oporating the device electrically.

i ilosignatos the exhibitor, 2 the tripping ilvyiizo, and 3, the lug or projection located near tho rail use-ii to operate the trip."-

4 is a pinto which is fastened tothe frame a of in tho 8 is 11121 position and is stopped by bolt 9.

it) is a bent lover pivoted to the slide 6 by pin 11 and pivotoil to and transmitting m0- tion to clutch-1mm .2. which is pivoted to lato by bolt 13.

it is a clutch-guide and cramping member for opvrziiing connecting-rod 15 tocause the operation of tho exhibitor. I is pivoted to clutch-lover i2 by-a ball-andsockot joint 6. i i I to is a clutch-rod which is carried by the clutch-lows" and is operated by bent lever 10 and is hold in position by a screw 3?, working in slot 18 in rod 36.

it is a pin pivoting lever 10 to clutchs- YG! 12.

20 is a bail-( rank, to which connecting-rod i5 is joinvil by a bali-and-sockotjoint 21.

:23 and '33 are. oonneot-inga'ocls trans1nitting po or from the trip 2 to the exhibitor 1.

24 and .25 are boll-cranks at turns in the connocting-rods. I

265 is a. gnidv and stop for a spring 27 for retaining rod '33 after avtuation by the trip.

its is an 'aotaating connooting-lovor conl!( 'i'((l. to NM] 21' and pivoted in angles 29 by pin 38'.

so is tho vase of the exhibitor, in which are monni'oil sproiliots 3i and 32, the latter of Wlt'i'h aro hilms mounted on a shaft 33. y

.3; is a. tiliYiHg-Sllfli t for the sprocket-s 31.

3.3 dosignatos tho indicator-cards carried on tho sprookot-wiioels by suitable connec: tions, as b'plfit'lfliZ-(llftlllfi 36. to which motion is iinpartoil from tho shalt 34, which is driven by a spring 37 through shaft 38, bovobgoars --lt),'snd spur-wheels H and -12.

4:3 the tooth oscapomont-whool mountv on tho shaft 5 l, and .45 a pallot l'oi' (ontrolling tho same. Said allot is Iltl'tlflittl bv a trip through a link 46, vonnvcting tho pallot with tho lovm 38. which is opvrativoly (onzwotoil with tho trip. as horoinlwl'oro losi'iiboii.

Thorn arv protm'ably two sets of nameguides 7.

tin track b bolts .5 and oarr' in a slide 6,

The meinbei' 1 4 being desirably placed at the middle of the ingnammplates in one direction during the. outer trip, for instance, and when the 'outtrip. It will be understood, however,

idlers any number of name-platescan be proplates, as 35, one facing forwardly and the other rearWardly-in the car, the exhibiter car, although it is to be understood. that the operation of the device is not dependent upon. its location in the car.

The spring 37, its shaft 38, and bevel-gear 39 are mounted in a shiitable frame 47, sliding on ways'47 and two sets of gears for transfnitting-the ower from the wheel 39 are pro-- vided, as indicatedat 4O 40 41 41* 42 42,

48is "a lever pivoted at 49 to the case 30 and at 50-to theframe 47 of the spring and driving gear 39. By moving the lever 48 in one direction-the driving-gear 39 will engage the transmitting-gear 40 to drive the indicatend of the line is reached the lever 48 will'be shifted to mesh the driving-Wheel 39 with the transmittin gear 40, so that on the return trip thesha t 34 and the name-plates will be driven in a directionreverse to that on the that in the case of a belt line it iir'i'll be unnecessary to shift the device. "It is' also to be understood that I do notlimit the device to a set of name-plates which can be accommodated on only two sets of sprockets, as shown, as it is obvious that by the addition of other vided, ample space being at the top of the car for the. accommodation of any length of, sprocket-chain With cardsattached, as may be found necessary to serve the line.

In;practical-o eration as the caradvances the tripping-sli' e {5 will engage the trip inglug3, a number of which are stationed appropriately along the line to operate the trip at such places as may be desired to change the readin of the card, which is shown throu h thesight-openings 51 in the case. When t e tri pi -sl1de strikes the trippinglug, said sli s will be moved upward against the pressure of the spring 8, thus operatiw the bent lever'lO and forcing the clutch-rod 16 to engage the eonnecting-rod 15, and upon further u ward movement of the slide the lever 12 will draw down upon the connecting-rod 15, thus actuating the lever 28 and operating the escapement, allowing one step of the escapement to occur. The parts are so proportioned that each operation of the escapemcnt will allow the advance of one name-plate of the sta tion-exhibit device and that when the springcarrying frame or box 47 is being shifted the wheel 39 will engage both thewheels 40 and 40 at the intermediate position, thus preventing the spring 37 from running down. The accurate resentation of the names at the sight-opening is efl'ected by the employment of separate name-plates 35, carried on the continuous sprocket-chains 36 and their jthat when the ca com for operating the scleno wheels 31, as shown, and operated bya stepb -ste mechanism. This avoids an vari- 42 42 and their shaft 3 constitute sin le assess .ableness in the 1 name at the s By referring to cause the tripping'i tion indicated in dotted 5 result would. be to to force the clutch-. right connectingaod Z 'T' member 14 and that a tin ipwardmovement ct the lide i l the lever 12 on its pivot 13, thus forcing the ceimectii L5 down,-as hereinbe'iore stated. The lever lOis connected with the chi by a universal joint 10, and this joint, together with thebaitand-socket joint (3, al-

, cramping lows the play for thorough practical opera tion.

A designates car-trucks, B railway-track, and'() the car body, carried by the springs l) in the usual manner. The connecting; means comprising, the rod 15 and the clutch-guide M is practically extensible to aecoznmcdate the movement of the body cf the ear relative to the frame of the truck, said rod lz'iplaying freely inthe clutch guide at all times except when the clutch is being actuated.

The apparatus shown inFi-g}? is applicable id for actuating a is ver 23. .VThen the slide 5 moves up byreason of contact with the projection 23, the spring 60, carried thereby, contactswith the contact,- oint 61, which is insulated from the framed y insalation 62. Elaid contact betweenfiO and 61 forms a circuit through the conductor 63, thus energizing the solenoid {4 to actuatethe lever 28 against'the force of s ring 37, whereupon the operation of the e ements shown in Figs. 6 and '7 will take place, as before described.

70 indicates a stem by which the-spring 71 will be wound up.

71 designates a bell, rung by the trip 72.

lhe nuhcator-case 1 will be detachably mounted in the car in any desirable way, not r 10 shownfl and theconnecting-rod 23 may be separable by means of a union 7 3 to allow the swim to be detached and replaced with the exhibitor having a greater or less number of m1m ,-,1ms for the longer or shorter route.

I do not limit the invention to the particular form ofclutcla' shown, for a part of my invention, which is defined by the appended claims, may-be embodied by the use 0 other forms of clutch, (not shoWn,) nor do I limit the invention to location at anyparticular part of the car.

Each set of cards and the sprocket wheels and chains for operating the same constitute i an exhibiting device for exhibiting appropriately the 'names oftho streets or stations along the given route, and the springdriven shii'tablc bevel-gear 39 and the bevel-gears 4U 40, the spur-wheels 41 41, the pinions 848,249 1 y I -&

meansio'r simultaneously actuating both of connecting-rod for controlling the operation sjaid ei'ihibiting devices, said means being of said exhibiter, apivotally-mounted clutch adapted for alternatively actuating theone 1 for operating the connecting-rod, and means Jot-said means in one direction and the other pivotally connecting said clutch with said 5 in the other direction, and vice versa. I slide; 1

"Thepart referred to as the track-frame 3. Anexhibiter, a connecting-rod to per.-

al is supported directly b the car-axlennd mit the operation of said erhibiter, a crampcarried at a determined height relative to the ing membei io r the connecting-rod, a pivtrackdupon' which the car runs. By the l oted clutch-lever for operating the cramping f IQ construction shown the change in the height l member, a clutch-rod carried by the lever to 40 ofthe cafr by reason o heavier or lighter engage the connecting-rod and a lever pivloads or compression or extension of the ot'ally connected with the clutch-lever and springs does not interfere with the position i with the clutch-rod for operating said clutchof the tripping device relative to the lug rod. a

15 which'operates the same. By providing ex-' 4. iieverselysarranged exhibiting devices, 45 tensible connectin means between the tripspur-Wheels, one/for each exhibiting device, a ping device and t e escapernent the depres i shiftable spring-driven gear adapted to altersion or. elevation of the car by reason of i natively drive one and the other of said spur-' heavir or lighter load or from any other wheels, a shaft and pinions thereon connect- 2e e'ause hasno effect on the operation of the ing said spur-Wheels, an esca ernent to allow 50" device. step-.oy-sjtep operation of tie spur-wheels, I clann .t v and means for operating'the escapement.

A spring actuated exhibiter, an estiapei In testimony whereof I have hereunto set inent'for controlling the same, a verticallymy hand at Los Angeles, California, this 2d 7 25 moving slide, a-fconnecting-rod connected to day of December, 1905.

- 1 operateithe eshapement and a clutch .0 er- 1 -;ated by the slide to operate the connectingf y ORLANDO EKKELLUM rod. i r In presence of 'l '2. Anexhibiter, means to cause the operav James R. Townsnnn, v I 30' tron of the exhibiter step by step, a slide, a TILLIE ADM rs; 

